UK Business Statistics
Live data from Companies House official register. Covers 30 major UK cities.
Source: Companies House. Data refreshed periodically.
2.0M
Active Companies
47.2K
Transport & Logistics
138.5K
Technology & IT
288.6K
New This Year
Companies by City
| City | Total | Logistics | Tech | New (1yr) | Avg Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON | 1.0M | 15.4K | 86.8K | 162.7K | 3.6yr |
| MANCHESTER | 98.2K | 2.3K | 5.1K | 17K | 3.3yr |
| BIRMINGHAM | 88.7K | 3.4K | 3.6K | 13.9K | 3.4yr |
| GLASGOW | 67.9K | 1.4K | 2.9K | 9.1K | 3.8yr |
| EDİNBURGH | 56.5K | 740 | 2.4K | 4.6K | 3.3yr |
| BRISTOL | 55K | 1.3K | 3.2K | 5.5K | 5.0yr |
| LEEDS | 49K | 1.3K | 3K | 6.1K | 4.3yr |
| LIVERPOOL | 43.6K | 1.3K | 1.5K | 6.5K | 3.6yr |
| NOTTINGHAM | 42.7K | 1.1K | 2.1K | 5.3K | 4.2yr |
| LEICESTER | 42.4K | 2K | 1.8K | 5.7K | 3.7yr |
| SHEFFIELD | 34K | 877 | 1.6K | 4.3K | 4.4yr |
| CARDIFF | 30.5K | 546 | 2K | 5K | 3.6yr |
| COVENTRY | 27.5K | 1.5K | 1.5K | 3.9K | 3.9yr |
| MILTON-KEYNES | 25.3K | 878 | 2.4K | 3K | 6.7yr |
| READING | 23.9K | 573 | 2.8K | 2.4K | 4.5yr |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 23.1K | 1.2K | 1.2K | 2.8K | 4.4yr |
| BELFAST | 22.9K | 326 | 1.2K | 2.8K | 8.9yr |
| NORWICH | 21.9K | 504 | 1.2K | 1.9K | 9.4yr |
| NORTHAMPTON | 21.9K | 1.6K | 1.2K | 2.3K | 8.0yr |
| DERBY | 21K | 842 | 1.1K | 2.8K | 3.9yr |
| LUTON | 19.2K | 1.3K | 1K | 3.3K | 3.0yr |
| PETERBOROUGH | 18K | 1.3K | 1.1K | 2.1K | 7.4yr |
| DONCASTER | 17.8K | 1.3K | 740 | 2.5K | 7.2yr |
| WOLVERHAMPTON | 17.5K | 1K | 809 | 2.8K | 3.6yr |
| BRIGHTON | 17.1K | 186 | 1.2K | 1.7K | 4.9yr |
| SLOUGH | 16.8K | 1.3K | 1.5K | 2.4K | 6.2yr |
| YORK | 16.7K | 239 | 947 | 1.3K | 10.7yr |
| COLCHESTER | 16.1K | 346 | 967 | 1.4K | 9.5yr |
| STOKE-ON-TRENT | 15.5K | 737 | 574 | 2.2K | 7.3yr |
| BEDFORD | 14.4K | 488 | 928 | 1.5K | 8.4yr |
UK Courier & Logistics Industry
88.7K
Transport Companies
26.6K
Warehousing
10.8K
Courier/Postal
3.1K
Air Transport
Government Logistics Contracts
10,489
Logistics Contracts
£166B
Total Value
1,442
Government Buyers
UK government contracts mentioning courier, delivery, logistics, transport, freight, or postal services. Source: Contracts Finder.
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